A plant with blue or blue flowers. Blue flowers: the names of garden small beautiful plants

In landscape design, it has recently become fashionable to create flower arrangements in one color scheme. Why not try to create islands of plants with blue or blue flowers on the site, because these are the colors of the sky and the sea, which soothe and create a feeling of coolness.

There are many blue-blue colors, whether they are annuals or perennials, and when creating monochromatic flower beds, there is something to choose from.

Agapanthus umbrella perennial thermophilic plant in open ground grows only in the south. In the conditions of central Russia, they are grown in a pot culture, from spring they are taken out to balconies or gardens.

Sun-loving - tolerates slight shading, moisture-loving and needs top dressing once every two weeks. In winter, while on the windowsill, watering is reduced to a minimum, top dressing is excluded. Transplanted as the pot is filled with roots and the bush grows.

long-flowering annual flower from the aster family. He loves well-lit places, is thermophilic, does not withstand even light frosts, so seedlings grown from seeds are planted in open ground in the second half of May.

Ageratum is grown on light, fertile soils with neutral acidity, avoiding waterlogging of the soil and fertilizing with fresh manure. In care, the flower is unpretentious, loves top dressing with complete mineral fertilizer 2-3 times per season. Propagated by seeds.

If the overgrown and elongated bushes of the ageratum are cut and fed, then the shoots grow rapidly, and a new wave of flowering begins.

evergreen creeping perennial the plant grows to form a continuous carpet. The height of the periwinkle flower does not exceed 30 cm. The flower is unpretentious, grows both in the sun and in the shade. After flowering, it needs pruning, otherwise it will crowd out all nearby neighbors.

With a periwinkle, it is good to close the near-trunk circles of trees.

Cheerful flower - mountain cornflower. unpretentious perennial up to 0.6 m high, photophilous, does not like the slightest shading and overdrying of the soil.

Winter-hardy, does not require shelter for the winter. In one place it can grow up to 10 years. The cornflower is propagated by seeds. The division of the bush.

Veronica - undersized fast growing plant, no more than 20 cm high. It can be used as a lawn, it is small and resistant to trampling, and as a ground cover. Prefers to grow on neutral or slightly acidic soils.

Bulbous early spring fragrant plant up to 40 cm high. It grows in open ground and is suitable for forcing in winter. Light-loving. Bulbs are planted in light, fertile soils in September-October.

With blue caps of flowers, this is a noble luxury in the garden.

deciduous shrub with lush hats of flowers, loving abundant watering and regular top dressing. Tolerates shade preferably in the midday hours.

For the winter, the soil under the hydrangeas should be well mulched, and the plant itself should be covered, bending down to the ground.

To maintain the blue color of the flowers, it is necessary to maintain the acidity of the soil pH at a level of no more than 5.5 and constantly apply aluminum sulfate.

As mulch, use sawdust, coniferous bark to acidify the earth.

Graceful perennial plant. Likes sunny places, drought and frost-resistant. Soils for growing need light, rich in organic matter.

Beautiful when planted in groups of 5-7 pieces. To form lush inflorescences, the delphinium must be fed at least three times per season. The plant is tall, so in order to avoid breaking off the stems, they must be tied to stakes.

The delphinium is propagated by seeds, dividing the bush.

Re-blooming is possible if faded flowers are removed.

bells

• Platycodon or broadbell

The bells are perennial frost-resistant plants, with flowers corresponding to the name. Height, depending on the type, bells are divided into:

• tall - 1-1.5m;
• medium height - 0.5-0.8m;
• low not more than 0.15 m.

Grow in sunny areas with fertile, well-permeable soils, tk. The bell does not tolerate stagnant water at the roots; moderate watering is needed. To increase the decorative effect, fading flowers must be removed. The flower is propagated by seeds, followed by division of the bush.

Lavender belongs to fragrant shrubs. It grows in open ground, in the conditions of central Russia, only English narrow-leaved lavender.

Loves open sunny areas. At air temperatures below -25 ºC, shelter for the winter is required.

After flowering, for decoration and maintaining the shape of the bush, it is necessary to cut the lavender. Propagated by seeds, division of the bush and cuttings.

Herbaceous thermophilic perennial loving sunny areas. After planting with seeds, like all perennials, it blooms the next year.

Moisture-loving and winter-hardy flax loves soils rich in organic matter and regular top dressing. Plant height 0.3-0.5 m.

Lobelia is blooming fluffy bush ampelous or bush form. The height of bush varieties is up to 0.2 m, ampelous ones form flower cascades up to 1-1.5 m.

For good flowering, lobelia needs sun, abundant watering, regular top dressing.

At the end of the first wave of flowering, the lobelia should be cut at a height of 5 cm from the soil, fed. Repeat flowering lasts until frost. Lobelia propagates by seeds.

“There are forget-me-not flowers in Russia - blue as the sky ...”

perennial unpretentious plant up to 0.2 m high. When grown in the sun, flowering is plentiful. Forget-me-not is demanding on watering.

Annual photophilous height 0.3-1.0 m self-seeding. Drought-resistant, but loving abundant watering.

Uncoarse leaves (before flowering) have a pronounced smell of fresh cucumber, they are used as food in the preparation of salads, okroshka.

perennial bulbous up to 0.5 m high, growing both in the sun and in partial shade. Winter-hardy, moisture-loving.

Perennial winter hardy plant growing on light calcareous, sandy soils. Sun-loving, up to 0.8 m high.

Cut flowers are used to create dry bouquets.

perennial flower with hard stems up to 1.5 m high. Prefers sunny places, with alkaline soils, moisture-loving.

Medicinal plant, crushed roots are used as a coffee substitute.

Nigella damask or nigella

Annual cold hardy herbaceous plant up to 0.5 m high. Grows in sunny areas, unpretentious. Propagated only by sowing seeds and immediately to a permanent place.

With insufficient watering, flowering stops.

Sage refers to perennial herbaceous winter-hardy plants up to 0.7 m high. Likes sunny places and fertile soils. Does not like waterlogged soil. Sow seeds with pre-germination.

Medicinal plant and used as a spice in cooking.

perennial undersized bulbous plant height 10-15 cm, winter-hardy. When planted in the sun, it blooms one of the first, flowering is delayed in partial shade. The soil prefers fertile and loose.

Sky blue and blue tones of flowers will bring a feeling of freshness and romance to the garden.

Monochrome gardens can have a healing effect on their owners and guests, as color directly affects the psycho-emotional state of a person. In the last article we talked about a white garden, and now let's look at the most mysterious sky-colored monochrome garden!

What emotions does this garden evoke? For me it is balance, calmness, harmony, perfection and infinity. Blue is the color of the sky and the sea, a color that creates a feeling of coolness and freshness. Blue - lightness, purple - mystery, magical mystery.

When choosing plants for a monochrome garden, remember that you need to highlight the solo color, and not clog the entire space with it. You can also use other colors for a winning background to the main tone. The very idea of ​​creating a monochrome garden is not new, but it is very popular and is considered difficult to implement. Therefore, for starters, as a workout, you can design one in a monochrome style in order to learn how to manage color, harmoniously select plants in shades. And of course, it is desirable that the main color in a monochrome garden be present throughout the season - from spring to autumn.

When choosing plants for a monochrome garden, remember that you need to highlight the solo color, and not clog the entire space with it.

Assortment of plants for a blue-blue garden

Bulbous. Having planted in the autumn - blueberries, crocuses, muscari, hyacinths - from early spring we will be able to admire the flowering in the garden.

The well-known Siberian scilla Scilla sibirica and crocuses are the first to start, of which the Blue Pearl variety with bluish flowers is suitable for us. By the way, some groups of crocuses bloom in autumn, for example, the beautiful crocus Artabir - large lilac, Aitchesoni - purple, Oxonian - blue-violet.

In April - May, Muscari will bloom, almost all types and varieties of which have blue, blue or purple flowers. The most popular is Armenian Muscari (Muscari armeniacum) and its varieties:

● Blue Spike - blooms for a long time (about 20 days) in May, plant height 25 cm, complex cluster inflorescence, blue flowers;
● Christmas Pearl and Big Smile are beautiful varieties with blue-purple flowers;
● Cantab - a variety with blue flowers on low peduncles;
● Sapphire is a cultivar with dark blue flowers.

Let's pick blue and blue-violet hyacinths: Delft Blue, Doctor Liber, Marie, Peter Stuyvesant, King Condro (terry).

In late May - early June, on high peduncles (up to 1 m), a lot of star-shaped blue-lilac flowers with a diameter of 3-4 cm of Leuchtlin Caerulea will open.

Camassia Leuchtlin Caerulea

Perennials and annuals

irises. Huge opportunities for creating spectacular landscape compositions in blue tones are provided by numerous varieties of irises - bearded and. These are, for example, bearded irises Lynette Blue (sky blue), Lynette Blue (blue), Sea Power (cornflower blue), Adriatic Waves (blue-violet with a white beard), Black Butte (dark blue), Baltic Sea ( blue with a white and blue beard), About Town (dark purple with silver-lilac standards).

For borders, dwarf bearded irises such as Big Blue Eyes and Bourgeois are good.

Unpretentious, but elegant Siberian irises with narrow xiphoid leaves bloom a little later than bearded ones. Varieties with blue flowers: Jiggles, Ships are Sailing, Pride In Blue, Sea of ​​Dreams. Violet and navy: Magnum Bordeaux, Ruffled velvet, Spindazzle, Berliner Welle, Three Hand Star.

Aquilegia, or catchment, - a perennial that blooms in June, has blue varieties in its palette. For example, common aquilegia (Aquilegia vulgaris) and its varieties with blue and purple flowers.

delphiums: blue - Royal Aspirations and Blue Lace, purple - Black Night, blue - Blue Lace and Blue Venus, and many others also bloom in early summer.

Onion. Very decorative blue (Allium caeruleum), blooming in May - June with spherical blue inflorescences.

Ground cover. In light partial shade, the unpretentious periwinkle feels good as a plant, in April - May it blooms with sky-blue flowers.

Kotovnik. Of the fragrant spicy perennials, there are also suitable species and varieties for the blue garden, such as Fassen's catnip (Nepeta faassenii) and Mussini's catnip (Nepeta mussinij). This plant blooms very early, as early as April, and then continues to bloom until frost.

Sage. You can use oak salvia, or (Salvia nemorosa), blooming from June to September in blue-violet tones, as well as its varieties that bloom in various shades of blue. Popular varieties: Ositriestand and Mainacht bloom purple-blue flowers, Plumosa - lavender, Caradonna - dark purple.

Lavender. Known to everyone, it will color the site with its unique flowering in July - September. You can use the popular Hidcot angustifolia lavender variety with a purple-blue color of inflorescences, growing in a compact bush about 50 cm high, and its variations Hidcot Blue and Hidcot Giant. Imperial Gem and Mustead varieties are also good. In addition to beautiful flowering, lavender will fill the garden with its unique aroma.

Veronica. Different types and varieties of Veronica will look great.

● Veronica gray (Veronica incana) - blooms in June - August. Its dark blue flowers in spike-shaped inflorescences contrast against the background of silver-gray foliage.
● Veronica spikelet (Veronica spicata) - blooms in June - July with blue or blue flowers. Its varieties Blue Carpet, Blue Peter, Romiley Purple are especially attractive.

Bell. Many types and varieties of bluebells have blue, blue or purple flowers. The Carpathian bluebell (Campanula carpatica) is very popular. A very beautiful large-flowered bellflower, or platycodon (Platycodon grandiflorus). It blooms from July to the end of August with large (up to 5 cm in diameter) blue flowers.

Geranium. A good choice for a blue garden would be the Himalayan (Geranium himalayense) Johnsons Blue and Baby Blue varieties, as well as flat-leaved geranium (Geranium platypetalum) with large blue flowers up to 5 cm in diameter.

Ageratum. The beautiful plant Ageratum (Ageratum) - a perennial that we grow as an annual plant, will serve as a good choice for flower beds and borders. Most varieties bloom from mid-June to October, look very elegant, wonderfully decorate flower beds. Varieties blooming in blue-lilac and blue tones: Blue Ball, Blue Mink, Blaue Kappe, etc. Modern F1 hybrids are especially beautiful, characterized by abundant and long flowering: Adriatic, Atlantic, Ocean, etc.

Coloring the garden in the fall will help perennials asters- New England and New Belgian, which the people affectionately call "September". Examples of varieties: New England asters with lilac-purple flowers Browmann, Gloire de Kronstadt; New Belgian Royal Blue, Saturn, and many others.

Geranium Himalayan Johnsons Blue

But the main frame of the blue-blue garden will not be created by flowering perennials, but by decorative leafy plants with gray, blue and silver foliage. So, large gray leaves look good in it. Siebold's hosts(Hosta sieboldiana), which also blooms beautifully with pale lilac flowers in July.

To create a general background, you can use, for example, gray fescue, evergreen oatmeal Saphirsprudel, etc.

A detailed list of plants with silver foliage, which are the best suited for the background palette of the blue garden, can be read. The structural elements of the garden will be blue, purple roses, as well as ornamental shrubs and.

The structural elements of the garden will be blue, purple roses, as well as ornamental shrubs and clematis.

Roses. In the blue garden, many will want to plant such mysterious "blue" roses. Let's make a reservation right away that true blue roses do not exist, but there are varieties that can conditionally be attributed to them.

Blue for You - This modern floribunda is perhaps the bluest of all roses today. Delicate semi-double flowers are described as lilac-blue. The color changes depending on the weather, the stage of dissolution and illumination. In sunny and hot weather, the rosette is ash blue-lilac, in cool weather the color is more intense up to purple. A very fragrant rose. A great choice for a blue garden!

Rhapsody in Blue - belongs to the group and is also considered one of the most "blue". Bush up to 120 cm high, semi-double violet-purple flowers with a white center and golden stamens, fade to lilac over time. A very showy rose that blooms throughout the season. At dusk, the flowers look really blue.

Mainzer Fastnacht is a luxurious lilac hybrid tea rose.

There are several other varieties that have "blue" or "blue" in their names, such as Shocking Blue, Blue Boy, Blue River, Blue Nile. However, their coloration is rather in lilac tones with a pink or fuchsia tint.

Clematis. For vertical gardening, numerous varieties of clematis with blue, blue and purple flowers are suitable.

● Bal tsvetov - lilac-blue flowers with wavy edges. It blooms for a long time and abundantly until frost. Pruning is easy (Group 2).
● Blue Light - double flowers, pale blue. It blooms on the shoots of the last year and the current ones from the end of May to October. Light pruning recommended (Group 2).
● Franziska Maria - flowers are purple at first, blue at the end of flowering. Blooms for a long time from June to October. Pruning is easy (Group 2).
● Mazury - this variety has blue double flowers with light spots.
● Multi Blue - double flowers, sometimes simple, blue-violet, large (10–14 cm). Blooms from late May to September.
● The President is an unpretentious variety, blue-violet flowers, up to 15 cm in diameter. It blooms for a long time and repeatedly. Light pruning recommended (Group 2);
● William Kennet - large flowers of blue-lilac color, large (15-20 cm) Flowering in June - July, re-blooming - in August - September.
● Sizaja Ptitza (Grey bird) - bush clematis from the Integrifolia group, weakly clinging subshrub for landscaping low objects. It has slightly drooping bell-shaped flowers of blue-violet color. Flowering on the shoots of the current year from June to October. Trimming group 3 (strong).

You can also use the time-tested unpretentious Jackman clematis (Clematis x jackmanii), blooming purple-blue flowers with yellow anthers.

ornamental shrubs

Lilac. It is imperative to plant in the garden, without which spring is not spring!

Blue varieties of common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) will look good, here are just a few of them:

● Blanche Sweet - a variety of American selection has compact bushes and dense erect inflorescences of large (3 cm) simple flowers of a delicate light blue color;
● President Lincoln - a variety of American selection, bushes are tall (up to 5 m) and sprawling, the color of simple flowers of this variety is lilac-blue;
● Madame Charles Souchet is a beautiful variety of Lemoine (1949) with simple blue flowers, collected in broad pyramidal inflorescences in large panicles. Bushes are low;
● Nadezhda (Hope) - large inflorescences, double flowers, first purple, and when fully dissolved blue, large (3 cm).

Hydrangeas. Large-leaved hydrangea (Hydragea macrophylla) is very popular now, when many gardeners have already learned the tricks of growing. This stunningly beautiful shrub is usually the pride of the owner of the garden plot. Many varieties seem to be specially created to embody the idea of ​​a blue garden. You will find blue, blue and purple flowers in such varieties:

● Early Blue - a variety with bright blue inflorescences, blooms from July to early October. Bush up to 120 cm high;
● Mini Penny - blooms from June until frost with blue or pink flowers (depending on the acidity of the soil), collected in spherical inflorescences. Bush up to 80 cm, grows slowly;
● Freepon is a wonderful modern variety with dense inflorescences-balls, consisting of flowers with corrugated petals along the edge. The color changes from light blue to blue;
● Hopcorn Blue - the original variety, the flowers resemble popcorn, their color varies from blue to purple. Bush up to 1 m high, compact. Flowering time July - September.

Planting scheme for a lilac-blue mixborder

This mixborder combines rich purple, lilac and blue tones. The main focus is on a purple rose bush of the Blue for You floribunda group, flanked by blue Chinese junipers Stricta. Lilac onions, Thunberg's Red Chief barberry, Cajun Fire geyher and blue hare ears balance the composition. Hosta White Christmas with variegated foliage and blue flowers harmoniously complements the lilac flower bed, making it more contrasting.

I suggested plants of my own choice, but many more can be found. Before creating a monochrome garden, make a list of all plants that have a suitable color scheme. After the list is formed, analyze which plants suit your conditions on the site (acidity and composition, shade / sun), and which do not. After such an analysis, the range of selected plants may be significantly reduced, but do not rush to get upset. In fact, even with a small set of plants, for example, from five positions, you can create a stylish monochrome garden or flower garden. Of course, a specialist in landscape design will perfectly cope with this task, but how exciting it is to create all this with your own hands!

Even with a small set of plants, for example, from five positions, you can create a stylish monochrome garden or flower garden.

In the following articles, we will continue to consider the palette of monochrome gardens. Creative inspiration to you and successful experiments!

Monochrome flower arrangements are always popular..

To decorate your garden, create an attractive bouquet or furnish an apartment with plants of the same color, you need to distinguish them by name.

We offer to consider a list of plants with blue flowers.

Lily-leaved bell

The bell belongs to the class of bellflowers and is a representative of wild flowers. The bell grows in Europe, the Caucasus and western Siberia.

It can often be found in the thickets, bushes near rivers. The blue flowers of the bell are easily confused with the bluebell.

There is a slight difference between these plants - the presence of a long pistil in the lily-leaved bell.

The bell is characterized by long flowering, its stem is covered with thin leaves.. In Belarus, the bell is listed in the Red Book.

Ipomoea

An elegant representative of garden plants, allowing you to plant fences and fences with your climbing stems.

Sky-blue shades of the flower fascinate the owners garden plots, so morning glory is widespread for landscape design of cottages.

The flower has the shape of a gramophone, its main color is blue with streaks of purple, burgundy. Ipomoea is an annual, and flowering continues from June until the first frost.

Ipomoea stems curly, densely covered with medium leaves. The flower is great for masking unsightly areas of the garden space.

Lisianthus

Plant with blue or blue flowers, intended for growing indoors. In indoor form, this flower reaches a height of 35 cm.

Its flowers are grouped in clusters, they have a poppy-like silhouette, and the surface is covered with terry villi.

Fluffy flowers require constant sunlight, so it is best to put Lisianthus on a well-lit window.

Do not forget about the foliage: it must be often sprayed with water. Lisianthus needs thorough watering, as well as a moderate temperature regime. In winter, Lisianthus is kept in a cool place.

cornflower

The meadow fields of Russia are abundantly covered with this plant. It is also common in the Caucasus. Cornflower is not grown for decorative purposes, it grows near shrubs, in fields and meadows.

Cornflower is considered perennial: its stem is rough, reaches a height of 1 meter. The flowers have a blue and purple hue, bloom throughout the summer.

Cornflower is widely used in medicine - it has tannins, has a diuretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.

cyanosis blue

The plant is used for ornamental gardening, and also grows wild in the Caucasus, western Siberia and the European part of Russia.

The stem of the cyanosis is branched, but naked. The small leaves do not completely cover the erect plant. The blue flowers look like small gramophones.

They consist of several boxes, and the pistils protrude forward. Field species of cyanosis grow near wetlands, where soil humus occurs.

It can also be found on the edges, near bushes.: there the cyanosis is grouped or grows separately.

guinea pig

Indoor plants often have bizarre names, and the piglet is no exception. Its blue flowers are in clusters at the top of the stems, so it creates a beautiful blue crown above the pot.

creeping stems- they can beautifully decorate window openings. In winter and spring, the plant is recommended to be kept cool.

Flowering begins in summer or early autumn. For proper growth, there must be a support in the piglet's pot.

When the stems reach 1 meter, they are cut- it is better to do it in the spring. Watering should be plentiful in summer, and scarce in winter.

Delphinium or Larkspur field

A beautiful tall plant with an upright stem, widespread in central Russia. It grows in wild fields and is also used for ornamental gardening.

The height of the larkspur can reach from 50 cm to 2 m distinguish between annuals and perennials. You can admire blue flowers from the end of June for a whole month.

In garden cultivation, the delphinium is unpretentious, however, it is a good idea to install plant supports to avoid damage during bad weather.

You can grow a delphinium on your own using cuttings or sowing.

blue lily

This name is sometimes referred to as a blue water lily growing in water bodies. Africa is considered the birthplace of the water lily, later it was brought to India and China.

This flower of pale blue color is widely praised by literature.. A feature of the lily is that it blooms on the water in the daytime.

It lasts about 3 days, after which it fades. The blue water lily is not only elegant, but also healthy.

It has long been used as an antiseptic with a calming effect. If there is a pond in the summer cottage, you can grow a blue lily yourself.

Gloxinia

A plant with beautiful white-blue bells has abundant flowering. It is not whimsical in home care, therefore it is widespread among fans of growing indoor plants.

Diffused moderate lighting, temperatures from 18 to 22 degrees, and relatively high humidity are suitable for it.

By evening, the blue flower falls asleep and opens again in the morning.. The leaves of gloxinia are rough, so they can retain moisture: it is worth considering this moment when the plant is often in the sun.

Garden and indoor plants are equally beautiful as their meadow counterparts. Blue color is designed to calm the nervous system and evoke a sense of peace.

If there is no inclination to grow flowers, make them yourself from foamiran. They will look alive and daily delight the eye with their beauty and elegance.

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To date, garden plots, flower beds and window sills in apartments are decorated with a variety of ornamental plants. The abundance of flowers, shapes and sizes of plants delight the eye of flower growers and their guests. Plants with flowers of all shades of blue, from blue to dark blue, are gaining popularity. The blue shades of flowers are very reminiscent of the sky, and that is why they are gradually winning the love of flower growers.

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Thanks to the efforts of scientists-breeders, today many new varieties have been introduced plants with blue and blue flowers. As outside observers note, plants with blue and blue flowers are striking in their richness of colors. In addition, blue and blue go well with other colors.

So, The most popular colors of all shades of blue are:

• African lily or agapanthus;
• ageratum;
• wrestler or aconite;
• small periwinkle;
• Veronica oak;
• hyacinth;
• spring;
• garden hydrangea;
• blue tulips.

It should be remembered that in nature, pure blue flowers are extremely rare, mostly plants have shades of blue.

Blue flowers

Agapanthus or African lily is a houseplant with blue flowers of extraordinary beauty (pictured). Belongs to the onion family, genus Agapanthus. A rather low plant (no more than 70 cm in height). The leaves are large, fleshy, collected in fluffy rosettes. Flowers of various colors, including bluish and blue, are collected in umbrella-shaped inflorescences.

The plant blooms from summer to late autumn. Recently, the plant has been actively cultivated at home. The most popular indoor plants three types are considered:

• agapanthus orientalis;
• agapanthus campanula;
• agapanthus umbrella.

The plant is photophilous, feels good under sunlight. The optimum growing temperature is considered to be 15-25 degrees Celsius. It does not require painstaking care, watering should be regular, it needs to be transplanted.

Ageratum varieties Blue mink belongs to the aster family. This is a small shrub (no more than 60 cm in height), with triangular or diamond-shaped leaves, the stems are straight, pubescent, the number of stems is quite large. Ageratum fructifies, fruits in the form of a five-sided achene.

Blue flowers are fluffy, small, reminiscent of dandelions. Flower growers often plant whole flowery carpets, and the bush is also popularly called a “dry stream”.

Aconite or wrestler

A trail of legends and legends has always hovered around this plant. According to one version, aconite appeared after the dog Cerberus, the guardian of the entrance to Tartarus, appeared in Greece along with Hercules. From his poisonous saliva, which fell on the ground, a plant appeared.

The wrestler (pictured) refers to a small size (60-130 cm tall) perennial herbs, with a straight, rarely curly stem (up to 400 cm in length). The leaves are blade-shaped, dark green in color, arranged alternately. Blue flowers vaguely resemble a bell. It tolerates winter well, does not require painstaking care, and transplants are well tolerated. Actively cultivated by flower growers in gardens and front gardens.

Completely poisonous plant. When working with a flower, all precautions must be observed. It is recommended to land out of the reach of animals and small children.

Small - a small plant with blue flowers, surrounded by mystical stories. The periwinkle is about 40 cm high, the stem is branched, straight, rarely creeping. Flowering begins in May, pale blue or dark blue flowers appear on the stems. Flowers solitary, pedicels long, about 3–4 cm in diameter.

The leaves of the periwinkle are attached to the stem with short cuttings, have the shape of an ellipse, fleshy, dense to the touch, shiny. The top of the leaf is juicy green, the bottom is paler, grayish green in color.

The plant bears fruit, the fruits begin to ripen in June. Famous for its healing properties.

Veronica oak

The plant belongs to the genus Veronica, the plantain family. The herbaceous perennial has creeping pubescent stems, the length of which varies from 10 to 40 cm. The leaves of Veronica oak are ovoid, the edges are slightly jagged, about 2-3 cm long. Attached to the stems with short cuttings.

The inflorescence is racemose, axillary flowers have a bluish tint (pictured). The flowers are four-five-leaved, sometimes have a white border or dark veins across the petals. It has long been grown by flower growers as an ornamental decoration of a garden or vegetable garden, prefers dry and shady places of growth. Widely distributed in Russia and Ukraine.

Hyacinth is accompanied by a beautiful legend: once the son of the king of Sparta, a young man named Hyacinth, challenged the gods Apollo and Zephyr. The young man competed with the god in discus throwing, in no way inferior to the deity. Zephyr couldn't let a mortal win, so a gust of wind changed the trajectory of the disc's fall. He hit Hyacinth right in the face. The young man died from a mortal wound, and in the place where the drops of Hyacinth's blood fell, a tender bud grew.

belong to the lily family, is a perennial plant with a tuberous root system. The leaves are dense, juicy green in color, as if superimposed on each other. Flowers of various colors, there are also blue tones. Inflorescences racemose, with many flowers, similar to bells.

About 45 flowers can be located on one stem.

Gentian or Gentiana

Gentian belongs to perennial shrub plants of the gentian family. It includes about 400 subspecies, small in stature, about 50-70 cm. In the natural environment, you can find specimens up to half a meter high.

Gentian's stem is erect, has basal leaves collected in a rosette. The leaves are mostly entire, may be ovoid or oblong. Flowers solitary, rarely collected in inflorescences, with straight vertical peduncles. They have the shape of a bell, blue, less often blue.

Gentiana has recently been cultivated in Russia, in areas where the climate is similar to the natural habitat of the flower.

garden hydrangea

Large-leaved is considered the most popular ornamental shrub (see picture). The bush is quite tall, there are specimens about 4 m high. People call this shrub hydrania. Widely used in Russia to decorate gardens and parks.

Hydrangea leaves are quite large, juicy green, egg-shaped. The leaf tips are slightly pointed. The inflorescences are cluster-shaped, lush, of various colors, there are shades of blue. Remotely resembles lilac, the diameter of the inflorescence can reach 15 cm.

Flowering begins in June, ends in September - October. With the onset of cold weather, the leaves change color, becoming red-brown.

Blue and blue tulips were bred not so long ago by plant breeders. As a perennial bulbous plant, tulips come in a wide variety of shades of blue. An ephemeroid herbaceous tulip, in spring it goes through all stages of development: from the first leaves to death.

Tulips are quite popular among flower growers, they do not require special care. Watering prefers regular, the soil for the tulip should be with a loose surface.